Dibigible headlight



J, F. SPENCER.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPucATmN FILED 'MAY la 191s 1 ,3 l 2, 8 l 2 Patented Allg. 12, 1919.

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DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAY 1e, 1918 1,3 1 2, 8 l 2 I Paeuted Aug. 12, 1919.

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- @Ff/vencer J ESSE F. SPENCER, OF TOIJPENISH, WSHINGTON.

DIRIGBLE HEAELGHT.

raisers,

Specification of Letters Eatent.-

, Patefiied Aug. 12, i919.

pplication led May 18, 1918. Serial No.

To @ZZ who/1n 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE F. SPENCER, a

citizen ot the United States, residing at.

Toppenish, in the county of Yakima, State ot' lilashington, have invented a new and useful Dirigible Headlight; vand l do her by declare Jche following to bea full,.clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others yskilled in thev art tol which it appertains to make and use the' ln practical fields the details of construcl tion may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a'view in perspective of the headlight mechanism as applied to the frame or nhassis of an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of one side of the headlight mechanism showing the lamp removed. i

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of a part of the headlight mechanism, showingr a portion of the connections with the cross connecting rod of a steering mechanism in section.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the bearing of the lamp bracket spindle, and through the connections to the lower end oi" said spindle or shank.

Fig. is a detail View showing the spindle of the lamp bracket as having been adjusted and only supportingV one fork for the lamp.

Referring' more especially to the drawings l designates a bracket. which is secured at 2 to one ot the sides of the frame or chassis. said frame being designated by the numeral This bracket has a bearing,r Ll, for the reception of the spindle or shaft 5. This spindle or shaft has anintegral collar G engaging the top of the bearing 4c preventing downward movement ci' the spindle.. The upper' end et the spindle terminates in a rectangular eye 7, to receive the bar or rod 8, which is correspondingly rectangular in cross section, 'to engage through the eye,-

there being" a set screw 9 for holding the bar or rod S in didlerent adjusted positions. As shown in Fig'. 1 a pair olf forks 10 is provided. The lower ends of the forks have rectangular eyes 11, for the reception of the bar or Arod 8, there beingset screws 12,

for holding the forks l0 in diilerent adjusted positions, laccording to the diameter o f the-lamp casing. The forks' 10 are designed to pass through the eyes 13, which may be carried `by the lamp casing. To accommodate lamp casings of different diameters, the forks may be separated or brought together, as the case may be. ln the use of the dirigible mechanism there will be a pair of spindles 5, one on each side of the frame or chassis, each carrying bar supported forks, said spindles being mounted in said brackets. .arms 14 and 15 are carried by said spindles,` the split sleeves 16 of said arms being clamped on the spindles as shown, that is so that said arms may be adjusted. A. rod 17 pivotally connects the arms, so that when one spindle is rocked', the other correspondingly moves. The lower end of oneof the spindles o terminates in a rectangular portion 18, to which the rectangular eye end 19 of the arm 20 is fitted, there being a washer 21 and a nut 22 ap-A plied to the threaded extension 23 of the spindle to hold the arm on the rectangular' part 1S. A sleeve is mounted upon the spindle, heaveen the hearing l and the eye end ot the arm 20, to prevent upward movement of the spindle.

The arm 20 'has a' ser lateral part or extension 25, which is pivotally mounted as at E26 between the forks 27 lof the coupling;1 member 28. Which is PTO' vided with a tubular part 29' interiorly threaded as at 5G. A second coupling member 31 has a threaded extension 32 engaging the threads 30 of the tubular part 29 of the couplingw member 28. The coupling member 31 has a loop portion 33, the side walls of which are provided with slots 34. .An`

opstanding arm 35 is clamped onthe connccting rod the clamping plate 37, the

Screws and nuts 88 and 39. This upstand in e; arm engages between the side Walls of the loop 33, there being: a pin 40 extending transversely of the upper end et the arm 35 und engaging the siete Y ai, se tiietwhen the connecting i'ed shifts toward one side ei? the other, the spindie 5 Wiii be ieeketz in its bearings tiuenen the eonneetiomy LetweenV the Spindle and the arm The coupling members et said eeniieetiens between the spindie and the ifm 235 i1-e swiveieii by the intended cenneetieni 30 and 32. The een4 necting md 236 Connects the usuel :irme il of the knuckle hub 12, which site designed to :any tne ii'ent Wheels et the untoineibiie. it te be noted that the mins :2O ine); be (iiseenneeted from the spindle 5, und. the .spindle 'given n quarter turn, und the time 2O refenneeted te the z'eetengii'liir part 18, Wiieiey the ber or red 8 niny exteifi 1 eidiy. n this ease the erin lli must be edjigee accordingly se as to extent?, refir- Werdly and 'Uien oniy ene ok l0 ie eni- Le invention having been set forth niiet i d e ew and neefui is:-

it A diiiigibie headlight mechanism ineindi mounted .in :i bearing secured te the r4ide 02 n en autemebi e freiney mi fsiniped membet' ne ene ei its :mns Seeini'eti te the levee emi et the vertieiii Sheff@ Seid iuni extending intein ijy from the side et the Teineie,

the other erin eti said ie-Shaped Ineznijiei eX- tentiing l'emmu'tiijf, a piveteci. sieeve having ene et its ends pivot/Gd te said rearwardly ex ending erin. ti iee end el Seid sleeve being provided with a threzied aperture, seid aperture having threaded therein :i yoke member, seid yeke n'leinine being provided with elongated siete, ene et" said SiOts being in a veftiefii piene the other siete being' in e, iioi'izentai pini e vei'tieiiiiy dispose Shaft secured te t-"ie connecting red of the steering mechanism, the upper and. of. seid roti being provided with :i timlsverseiy difjgoei, pin, the enti et Seid veitieniiy disposed yeti being fiiepeeed in the elongated elet, be tween the eiongzited siete that, are in e heli zentni piene and the ends of the transversely dispose pin carried by the nppei: end et' the 'vertical shaft carried by the eonneeting red disposed in the elongated siete at. either side of the first mentioned slet.

JESS@ F( SPENCER.

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